I puritani by Vincenzo Bellini(
)82
editions published
between
1950
and
2014
in
5
languages
and held by
1,717 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
When this production opened, it had been more than half a century since Met audiences had last heard Bellini's gem of an opera.
It was well worth the wait. "The best cast in the world," was how one critic described the legendary performers the Met brought
together. The pair sent audiences into a frenzy with their sumptuous, dazzling singing. Joan Sutherland, dubbed "La Stupenda"
by her fans and the press, is the hapless heroine Elvira who loses her heart--and her sanity--over Luciano Pavarotti, the
Cavalier hero torn between love and duty

Anna Bolena by Gaetano Donizetti(
)68
editions published
between
1957
and
2011
in
5
languages
and held by
1,042 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
Anna Bolena: Tragedia lirica in due atti. Libretto: Felice Romani

La serva padrona by Giovanni Battista Pergolesi(
)28
editions published
between
1956
and
2016
in
4
languages
and held by
346 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
La Serva Padrona: Intermezzo in musica in due parti. Libretto: Gennaro Antonio Federico

Messa da Requiem by Giuseppe Verdi(
)4
editions published
between
1982
and
2001
in
Latin
and held by
232 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
This gigantic work is simply an expressiono f man's anguish in the face of death and hope for the life to come

The barber of Seville by Gioacchino Rossini(
Recording
)6
editions published
between
1953
and
1958
in
Italian and English
and held by
111 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
This abridged holiday presentation for families of opera's most popular comedy, sung in English, features a cast of youthful
Met stars: Isabel Leonard is the feisty Rosina, Alek Shrader is her suitor, Count Almaviva, and Rodion Pogossov is Figaro,
the resourceful barber of the title. John Del Carlo sings as Rosina's foolish guardian, Dr. Bartolo, and Yves Abel conducts

Don Carlo by Giuseppe Verdi(
Recording
)14
editions published
between
1952
and
2000
in
4
languages
and held by
88 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
The young Leonie Rysanek triumphs in her second Met broadcast of the almost four dozen she would do during her astonishing
career. Here she is Elizabeth of Valois, married to King Philip II of Spain (Jerome Hines), even though she loves his son,
Don Carlo (Giulio Gari). Rysanek's heartbreaking performance fully connects with Elizabeth's passion and despair. Beloved
baritone Robert Merrill is Don Carlo's friend, Roderigo, killed by the Inquisition. Blanche Thebom is Princess Eboli and future
superstar Martina Arroyo is heard in her Met debut role as the Celestial Voice

La divina by Maria Callas(
Recording
)1
edition published
in
1977
in
French
and held by
73 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
Soprano, Maria Callas, performs arias from various operas including Madama Butterfly, Carmen, Norma and Don Giovanni

L'assassinio nella cattedrale by Ildebrando Pizzetti(
Recording
)21
editions published
between
1959
and
2009
in
Italian and Undetermined
and held by
72 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide

Il piccolo Marat by Pietro Mascagni(
Recording
)6
editions published
between
1961
and
2003
in
Italian and Undetermined
and held by
41 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide

Highlights from Boris Godounoff by Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky(
Recording
)1
edition published
in
1953
in
Russian
and held by
41 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide